Critical Fire Weather in the Plains; Severe Thunderstorms in the Upper Mississippi Valley and Great Lakes

Anomalously warm, dry and breezy conditions will bring elevated to critical fire weather conditions across portions of the Intermountain West into the central and southern Plains today. Strong to severe thunderstorms are possible across portions of the upper Mississippi River Valley to the Great Lakes tonight through the day Tuesday. Damaging gusts, hail, and heavy rainfall are likely. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

070E05035RWS1RHS at W Beavertail Tunnel (CO118)

Lat: 39.1953°NLon: 108.2715°WElev: 4862.0ft.

48°F

9°C

Humidity	42%
Wind Speed	SE 2 MPH
Barometer	NA
Dewpoint	26°F (-3°C)
Visibility	12.43 mi
Last update	30 Mar 08:12 AM MDT

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Extended Forecast for

7 Miles NE Palisade CO

Red Flag Warning March 30, 12:00pm until March 30, 08:00pm

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Red Flag Warning

Today
High: 76 °F
Mostly Sunny
then Mostly
Sunny and
Breezy
Tonight
Low: 45 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 68 °F
Mostly Cloudy
then Chance
Showers and
Breezy
Tuesday Night
Low: 42 °F
Showers
Likely then
Showers
Wednesday
High: 54 °F
Showers
Wednesday Night
Low: 37 °F
Showers
Likely then
Chance
Showers
Thursday
High: 64 °F
Chance
Showers and
Breezy
Thursday Night
Low: 30 °F
Chance
Showers and
Breezy then
Chance
Rain/Snow
Friday
High: 52 °F
Chance Snow
Showers

Detailed Forecast

Today

Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

Tonight

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. South southwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Tuesday

A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 68. Breezy, with a southwest wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon.

Tuesday Night

Showers, mainly after 9pm. Low around 42. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Wednesday

Showers, with thunderstorms also possible after noon. High near 54. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%.

Wednesday Night

Showers likely, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Thursday

A 50 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 64. Breezy.

Thursday Night

A chance of rain showers before midnight, then a chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. Breezy.

Friday

A chance of snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 52.